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Family of Anthony Anderson held a press conference today to talk about the decision. (Photo taken by WBAL's Lowell Melser)

The City State's Attorney has concluded his investigation into the death of a man who was in police custody last fall.

Gregg Bernstein tells WBAL Radio that the three city police officers involved in the arrest of Anthony Anderson will not be charged. According to Bernstein, his office conducted a comprehensive investigation that included interviewing the family members of Anderson who said they watched some of the incident involving police, the officers involved, the assistant medical examiner and others.

He says the investigation determined that the actions of Detective Todd Strohman caused the death of Anderson during the course of a legitimate arrest, his use of force to make the arrest was not excessive to a degree that he would be charged criminally.

Police said at first that 46-year-old Anderson died from choking on drugs. A medical examiner later ruled that while drugs were found in his system, they didn't contribute to his death.

After the arrest, City Police said officers were trying to arrest Anderson for a drug crime when he consumed the drugs and later died. His family had contested that account.

Bernstein it is important to remember that it is indeed tragic that Anderson died as a result of this incident. But "the evidence does not indicate that Detective Strohman acted with any intent to murder or case serious bodily harm which are the standards we operate under," says Bernstein.

He says his office is cooperating and has turned over its file to the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice which is conducting its own investigation.